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public  Berëzovka, Belarus Berëzovka, Belarus  ⓘ
TimezoneEurope/Minsk
Sunrise: 5:05 
Transit: 13:23 
Sunset: 21:41
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James Webb Space Telescope

Below the horizon.  Rise: 22:31 | Tran: 23:58 | Set: 1:27
Alt: -66.03°   Az: 316.65°   Direction: North-West

James Webb Space Telescope is in the constellation of Sagittarius, at a distance of 1,729,870.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 18h 07m 46s and the Declination is -34° 11’ 10” (apparent coordinates).

Finder Charts

The sky charts below show, at different resolutions, the position of James Webb Space Telescope in the sky. Click on each chart to access the interactive star map tool.

Star map showing the position of James Webb Space Telescope in the constellation of Sagittarius on F, d Y. Field of view: 50x30 degrees. View interactive star map.
Star map showing the position of James Webb Space Telescope in the constellation of Sagittarius on F, d Y. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive star map.

The following map uses photographic imagery from the Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) to realistically visualize the precise position of James Webb Space Telescope against the stars in the background. The horizontal size of the map measures 60 arcminutes. Click on the image to access a more detailed full-screen view.

James Webb Space Telescope
RA: 18h 06m 05s
Dec: -34° 11’ 25”
Simplified high-resolution deep sky chart showing the current position of James Webb Space Telescope. Field of view: 60 x 40 arcminutes. Go to the dedicated page

Equatorial Coordinates

Apparent

18h 07m 46s
-34° 11’ 10”
10h 41m 12s
04h 48m 58s

J2000

18h 06m 05s
-34° 11’ 25”

Additional Information

Sagittarius

Rise and Set Times

The following table lists today's rise, transit and set times of James Webb Space Telescope from Berëzovka, Belarus (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Minsk):

Azimuth: 124.2°
Max altitude: 2.1°
Azimuth: 235.8°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of James Webb Space Telescope from Earth is currently 1,729,870.0 kilometers, equivalent to 0.0115634667 Astronomical Units. Light takes 5.770s to travel from James Webb Space Telescope and arrive to us.

1,729,870.0
0.0115634667
5.770s

The following graph shows the distance of James Webb Space Telescope from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance is measured in Astronomical Units and the data is sampled with an interval of 1 day.

Chart of the distance of James Webb Space Telescope from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)
Note: The values in this chart may not be entirely accurate around the time of closest approach for objects passing very close to Earth at high speed (e.g., Near-Earth Objects).

The value of the distance of James Webb Space Telescope from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the live position tracker.

Closest Approach to Earth

In the period between December 26, 2021 and October 27, 2029, the closest approach of James Webb Space Telescope to Earth happened on Sunday 26 December 2021 at a distance of 0.000894 Astronomical Units, or 133,698 kilometers:

Sunday 26 December 2021
133,698
0.000894

Note: the values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.

Orbit Visualization

The following chart is a 3D animated visualization of the orbit of James Webb Space Telescope relative to the other major objects in the Solar System.

15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of James Webb Space Telescope computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Constellation
Jul 06 2025 17h 58m 49s -35° 23’ 23” N.A. Scorpius
Jul 07 2025 17h 59m 49s -35° 15’ 11” N.A. Scorpius
Jul 08 2025 18h 00m 56s -35° 06’ 26” N.A. Sagittarius
Jul 09 2025 18h 02m 06s -34° 57’ 11” N.A. Sagittarius
Jul 10 2025 18h 03m 19s -34° 47’ 24” N.A. Sagittarius
Jul 11 2025 18h 04m 36s -34° 37’ 05” N.A. Sagittarius
Jul 12 2025 18h 05m 56s -34° 26’ 15” N.A. Sagittarius
Jul 13 2025 18h 07m 19s -34° 14’ 55” N.A. Sagittarius
Jul 14 2025 18h 08m 44s -34° 03’ 01” N.A. Sagittarius
Jul 15 2025 18h 10m 13s -33° 50’ 34” N.A. Sagittarius
Jul 16 2025 18h 11m 42s -33° 37’ 35” N.A. Sagittarius
Jul 17 2025 18h 13m 14s -33° 24’ 02” N.A. Sagittarius
Jul 18 2025 18h 14m 47s -33° 09’ 55” N.A. Sagittarius
Jul 19 2025 18h 16m 24s -32° 55’ 14” N.A. Sagittarius

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